Publisher - Afrikaans Language

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Maskew Miller Learning Recruitment Full time

Job Desciption:

Publisher - Afrikaans Language:

About Maskew Miller Learning:


Maskew Miller Learning lends its name from the most trusted and recognizable publisher in South African history - Maskew Miller.

At Maskew Miller Learning, we believe that learning allows people to move forward in life, enabling them to have brighter futures.


We are a B-BBEE - Level 1 contributor, providing education solutions ranging from early childhood learning to professional certification, curriculum-based print materials, e-learning content and tools, as well as teacher training.

We publish in all 11 official languages and have the widest range of CAPS-approved content trusted by teachers.

Our quality educational resources and materials are used in schools, TVET colleges, higher education institutions, and home and professional environments.


Main purpose:

The Publisher for the Languages:
Afrikaans portfolio leads and manages the content creation for, Languages for all the Afrikaans products or services.

Maskew Miller Learning publish and manage a large portfolio of Afrikaans text books across the CAPS curriculum approved catalogue,for the CAPS aligned as well as CAPS supplementary catalogue.


The Publisher:

Afrikaans will be responsible for creation, updating and managing of the full Afrikaans portfolio of Maskew Miller Learning school textbooks.

This full-time position will operate as part of a project team and will report to the Lead Publisher for the Languages portfolio.


Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Contribution to Product strategy:

  • Research and understand market needs in collaboration with the research team.
  • Maintain relationships with Curriculum officials and external stakeholders.
  • Research and analyse curricula, policy documents/gap analysis and evaluation criteria relating to submission and tender requirements.
  • Review and analyse competitor and alternative products/services.
  • Generate product or service concept/vision for all components.

Financial Management:

  • Prepare product budgets for signoff (forecast costs).
  • Manage product costs within approved budgets.
  • Respond to budget queries and changes.
  • Sign off and approvals of work as per schedule of authority.

Content Development:

  • Develop detailed specific product/service plan.
  • Develop design spec and cover briefs.
  • Develop detailed instructional design/digital brief.
  • Develop detailed author/Subject Matter Expert (SME) commissioning brief.
  • Work closely with authors/freelancers to create products or services based on the relevant pedagogy.
  • Commission content/service according to detailed product plan.
  • Manage the development of print and digital content.
  • Provide continuous support during the writing/content development process.
  • Contribute to development of content for marketing material, including creating the product value proposition.
  • Review quality and conformity and provide feedback until content is approved.

Project Management:

  • Create project schedule (forecast time).
  • Responsible for the overall deadline of projects. This means ensuring that projects are completed by the agreed due date.
  • Remain up to date with all admin duties and foster best practice.

Production Support:

  • Ensure that the vision for the product or service is carried through the entire production process.
  • Support the Managing Editor/s during production phase by:
  • addressing content/author queries
- approving final artwork and photo selection
- reviewing first draft and artwork pages

  • Signoff and approving master set files.

Testing/trialing/research:

  • Develop prototype/sections/full product for testing/trialing/research purposes.
  • Validate prototypes/sections/full products.

Maintenance - Business as Usual:

  • Backlist maintenance reprint corrections, respond to customer queries.
  • Constant review of current products for improvement and market relevance.

Relationship with External stakeholders:

  • Develop relationships with relevant Ministry and DBE officials and external stakeholders.
  • Brief external SMEs, consultants, freelancers as needed.

Develop good practice:

  • Develop pool of excellent content developers/SMEs capable of responding to the needs as they arise.
  • Develop skills of content developers/SMEs through training.

Collaboration:

  • Collaborate closely with colleagues during all stages of the project within the matrix.
  • Contribute to development of content for marketing material.

Follow new trends and developments:

  • Stay abreast with new trends and developments in products/services, pedagogy, and market needs.
  • Attend relevant workshops, conferences and other industry events to stay up to date.

Project Lead responsibilities:

  • As required, to perform the role of the project lead.

Digital:

  • Manage the development of digital content.
  • Concrete understanding of the Afrikaans language Learning Design best practice and principles for digital le

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